The cabinet is a mojo cabinet with a reproduction tube chart, tilt back legs and a nice cover.
Fender bandmaster tfl5005d reverb mod#
I'm not into that style of playing, but a good mod that makes a lot of sense and ads a lot of oomph to the amp. The same mod Cesar Diaz did on SRV's amps. I changed the small output transformer with a Twin Reverb output transformer from an early Twin Reverb, probably 1969-72. I replaced all the poor quality caps with Spragues and changed the filter caps with Sprague Atoms as well. "This a Fender Vibroverb clone that started as a 1969-70 Band Master Reverb TFL5005D. You have me scratching my head about my transformer ohmage now! Is there a way I can test mine?Here is the sellers write up from the add where I bought the amp. Not to mention that 99% of us did not know the difference between a guitar cable and a speaker cable! We used guitar cables for everything.
Others may say something contrary but the fact of the matter is there are thousands of Fender amp heads with decades of use still running, and I would bet everyone's money that most of them ran with OT/Speaker mismatches.some still are. People used to do that so they could take the head home and practice with it with the internal speakers, and leave the big cabinet. the heads original 'nameboard' was cut for additional 6x9 speakers many years ago. Available at Thursday Vintage Guitar & Music.
Fender bandmaster tfl5005d reverb serial#
it gets close to SRV with the right pedal, but other than that, its just ok.I suspect in the post above the 8 ohm OT was the one used in the Single Showman, Twins used 4 OHM OT's., A Vintage 1968 (drip edge) Fender Silverface Bandmaster Reverb amp model TFL5005D in good operating condition. Circa 1969 Fender Bandmaster Reverb TFL5005D Silverface Guitar Amplifier, Serial A40683. Wouldn't say its a perfect speaker, but neither are the head cab dimensions. Fenders without mid controls have the mid resistor hardwired to 6.8k which is optimal for gain structure and tone. 0.01uF if open back and 500pf if closed back might be betterģ) the Mid control adds another dimension of confusion to the user. Bandmaster Reverb The Bandmasters, like most of the classic Fender amp models have existed for decades, and have went through several metamorphoses in their. not optimal for either open back or closed back cabs, but halfway between. These 45w 2x12 separate amplifier/cabinets.
Details of the Fender Bandmaster and Bandmaster Reverb amplifiers. Or change the mid cap from 0.022 to 0.047 uf.Ģ) the Coupling Cap to the Phase inverter is 0.001 uf. The Bandmaster Reverb offers all of the features that you expect from a classic vintage Fender combo amp, with the added bonus of being able to be matched with. 1972 Fender guitar and bass catalog, page 44.
Here are some reasons why people might struggle with them.ġ) The tonestack has the dip at 800Hz not 500Hz, so they require a speaker with the dip built in. Affordable and incredible sounding vintage amp Local Pickup Only Buy Pre-owned from Sound Pure. It sounds ridiculously great with the Jensen P10R. Fender Bandmaster Reverb Head TFL5005D A51557 - Used From Fender. Mix and match Head and cab owners don't do a great job of that sometimes. The Bandmaster Reverb is a great sounding head with a circuit that is nearly identical to that of a Vibrolux Reverb or Vibroverb-only in head form. Is 95% the exact same circuit as any other fender, and for 7 bucks in parts can be turned into anything.įender did a great job matching their circuit to speakers and cabs that worked with their combo amps.
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